Targeting respiratory microbiomes in COPD and bronchiectasis

M Mac Aogáin, PY Tiew, TK Jaggi… - Expert Review of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction This review summarizes our current understanding of the respiratory
microbiome in COPD and Bronchiectasis. We explore the interplay between microbial …

[HTML][HTML] Highly Effective Modulator Therapy: Implications for the Microbial Landscape in Cystic Fibrosis

KN Valladares, LI Jones, JW Barnes… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive multisystem disorder caused by mutations in
the cystic fibrosis conductance regulator (CFTR) anion channel. In the lungs specifically …

Microbiome and metabolome patterns after lung transplantation reflect underlying disease and chronic lung allograft dysfunction

C Martin, KS Mahan, TD Wiggen, AJ Gilbertsen… - Microbiome, 2024 - Springer
Background Progression of chronic lung disease may lead to the requirement for lung
transplant (LTx). Despite improvements in short-term survival after LTx, chronic lung allograft …

CFTR dysfunction leads to defective bacterial eradication on cystic fibrosis airways

M Wu, JH Chen - Frontiers in Physiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Dysfunction of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) anion
channel by genetic mutations causes the inherited disease cystic fibrosis (CF). CF lung …

Impact of lumacaftor/ivacaftor on the bacterial and fungal respiratory pathogens in cystic fibrosis: a prospective multicenter cohort study in Sweden

M Al Shakirchi, K Sorjonen, L Hjelte… - Therapeutic …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: A significant decline in pulmonary exacerbation rates has been reported in CF
patients homozygous for F508del treated with lumacaftor/ivacaftor. However, it is still unclear …

The prevalence of developmental defects of enamel in people with cystic fibrosis: a systematic review

F O'Leary, N Coffey, M Hayes, F Burke, M Harding… - BMC Oral Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Oral health impacts systemic health, individual well-being, and quality of life. It
is important to identify conditions that may exacerbate oral disease to aid public health and …

Surface-Exposed Protein Moieties of Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315 in Microaerophilic and Aerobic Conditions

AMM Seixas, C Silva, JMM Marques, P Mateus… - Vaccines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Burkholderia cepacia complex infections remain life-threatening to cystic fibrosis patients,
and due to the limited eradication efficiency of current treatments, novel antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal effects of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor on the oropharyngeal metagenome in adolescents with cystic fibrosis

R Steinberg, A Moeller, A Gisler, N Mostacci… - Journal of Cystic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Triple modulator therapy elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI) improves lung
function and impacts upon the respiratory microbiome in people with Cystic fibrosis (pwCF) …

Growing a cystic fibrosis-relevant polymicrobial biofilm to probe community phenotypes.

S Poirier, F Jean-Pierre - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Most in vitro models lack the capacity to fully probe bacterial phenotypes emerging from the
complex interactions observed in real-life environments. This is particularly true in the …

Microbial Ecology of the CF Lung

GA Willkeen - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations to the Cystic
Fibrosis Transmembrane-conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene, that leads to the buildup of …